GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
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| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| wanton | merciless |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| codify | to reduce to a code |